06-03-2008
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Re: Column Settings in Windows Live Mail Folders - change one, cha
It works! ta!
"Belfast" wrote: Quote:
> Thanks Michael.
>
> On your point 1): If true then Drat! Never noticed on OE. Strange that the
> Hotmail web displays correctly without me having to change the column headers
> - seems to have the smarts built in. I suppose it is a very simple database
> behind the client - not that I know anything about dbs'.
>
> On your point 2): Thanks, but may be too much of a muppet to get this right.
> Will give it a go... :~}
>
> Cheers
>
> "Michael Santovec" wrote:
> Quote:
> > I'll deal with 2 of your issues.
> >
> > 1) On the columns, that seems to be a carry over from Outlook Express,
> > where the Outbox, Drafts and Sent Items use one set of column headings
> > and the Inbox and all user created folders use another set.
> >
> > 2) You are in luck: British English dictionary is built into WLM, but
> > it's hidden.
> >
> > For English Spelling variations:
> >
> > Edit in Notepad %programfiles%\Windows
> > Live\Mail\Proof\prf0009\2\spell.ini
> > and enter desired lang= and change Lex= if needed
> >
> > lang=1033 ; US
> > lang=2057 ; UK
> > lang=4105 ; Canada
> > lang=3081 ; Australia
> >
> > Lex=MSSP3EN.LEX for: US, UK and Canada
> > Lex=MSSP3ENA.LEX for: Australia - file may not be included in WLM.
> > Copy to
> > %programfiles%\Windows Live\Mail\Proof\prf0009\2\MSSP3ENA.LEX from
> > %programfiles%\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Proof\MSSP3ENA.LEX or other
> > source
> >
> > Tools, Options, Spelling will still show "English (United States)" with
> > any of the above selected, but it will check with the correct variation.
> >
> > If you would like the correct variation listed as well as the ability to
> > switch between variations, do the following:
> > - COPY (do not Move or Rename or else WLM will get upset) the folder
> > %programfiles%\Windows Live\Mail\Proof\prf0009\2
> > to either
> > %programfiles%\Windows Live\Mail\Proof\prfxxxx\1
> > or
> > %userprofile%\Local Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\Windows
> > Live Mail\Proof\prfxxxx\1
> > where xxxx is the lang value in hexadecimal:
> > UK=prf0809, Canada=prf1009, Australia=prf0c09
> > - Make the appropriate spell.ini changes in the new folder as outlined
> > above.
> >
> > Note: if copied to %userprofile% there will be an Uninstall option, but
> > not at %programfiles%
> >
> >
> > --
> >
> > Mike - http://pages.prodigy.net/michael_santovec/techhelp.htm
> >
> >
> >
> > "Belfast" <Belfast@xxxxxx> wrote in message
> > news:5F296297-F09C-405F-A0E2-176AC320A36A@xxxxxx Quote:
> > > I have installed the Windows Live Mail client [Build 12.0.1606] and
> > > have been
> > > using it successfully for a while (although would dearly like a
> > > Calendar and
> > > British English dictionary!). I currently use it exclusively to
> > > access my
> > > Windows Live Mail account (Hotmail) on an xp3 machine.
> > >
> > > My problem:
> > > When I add an additional mail folder to store sent items on a
> > > particular
> > > subject, I want to be able to change the FROM column (which it
> > > defaults to)
> > > to a TO column when I am in that particular folder. (I have
> > > configured the
> > > look and feel to display email list pane above and have the reading
> > > pane set
> > > below) I realise I can right-click on any of the column headers to
> > > access the
> > > "Columns..." menu and have successfully changed the FROM to a TO
> > > column.
> > >
> > > HOWEVER, in doing so, this action changes the FROM column to a TO
> > > column in
> > > ALL my other mail folders (default and ones I've created) except for
> > > my
> > > default "Sent items" folder which displays TO.
> > >
> > > My question:
> > > Is it possible to change the column fields in one folder without it
> > > affecting every other folder.
> > >
> > > By the way - in Hotmail - the sent items folder I created behaves
> > > correctly
> > > and displays the TO column by default.
> > >
> > > One solution would be to display both FROM and TO columns but this up
> > > valuable real estate for other columns I require.
> > >
> > > Thanks in advance for a solution.
> >
> >
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